Notes on tonight's No. 1 Penn State vs. No. 2 Iowa Wrestling (Friday 8:30 PM EST, Big Ten Network)

Team USA ^ | 1-27-23 | Patrick Donghia and James Allan

[FLNittany]

In collegiate wrestling, the Super Bowl happens in the middle of the season. Tonight's the night.

PSU has won 9 of the past 11 team Championships and had 5 Individual Champions last season. Iowa is a great Dual team, but....it's Penn State.

[Blaine Fabin]

I know they are crazy, but I can’t help but like the Brands brothers.

[FLNittany]

I can’t help but not like them.

[lurk]

Sanderson is a Hawkeye. His career from high school to now is such a dominant freak show, but so few know of him.

[Chad C. Mulligan]

Watching scantily clad guys grapple with each other in public. Eeeuww, gross!

[ckilmer]

Ivan count the one obvious win for Iowa and the three obvious wins for Penn state. The rest I don’t know. I’m traveling today hopefully I can find the big ten network in my hotel room

[Kenny Bania]

[darkangel82]

I wasn’t a wrestling fan but I read about him in Sports Illustrated in college and knew he was a top wrestler.

[EEGator]

“I wear the required uniform.”
“Tights...”

[EEGator]

I thought he was Iowa State?...

[FLNittany]

Yeah - Cael was born in Utah I think and wrestled at ISU. Not sure how that makes him a Hawkeye. I wish he was - it would make the last 11 seasons even sweeter.

[Theoria]

PSU probably will maul them. Lee, might go down as a college goat. He has a great shot for a Olympic gold, even with horrible knees.

[EEGator]

I don’t know anything except Dan Gable, Cael Sanderson, and the crazy DuPont killer.

I think I remember seeing Sanderson on the cover of SI and his colors were a dark red and yellow.

[mware]

Tied score 5-5 with two bouts down. Both by pins.

[FLNittany]

No. Lee’s win was a Tech Fall. RBY’s was a Fall. 6-5 PSU after two matches.

[HereInTheHeartland]

“Sanderson is a Hawkeye. ”

Gosh that’s odd .
I went to everyone of his matches when he wrestled for IOWA STATE.
Even had him over at our home in AMES!

[mware]

Your correct I missed the first bout, and the lettering and my eyes aren’t what they use to be.

[FLNittany]

Meet is sort of going as expected w/ seeding, etc. I think PSU stole a point on RBY's pin.

PSU just pulled a redshirt at 157. Surprising. Levi Haines. Let's see how he does.

[FLNittany]

I said “pulled”, I guess “burned” would be the more correct description.

[usafa92]

Sanderson was a Cyclone and wrestled at Iowa State. He’s from Utah.